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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1933
Page
2
The State Emergency Finance Board approved Wagner Lewis Act welfare relief funds, providing Winthrop 2944 for the first quarter to reduce tax overhead. Officials say prudent towns should not be penalized for strong finances and that the grants will ease real estate tax burdens while costs are repaid via future federal taxes.
The passage reflects on August as the peak of summer heat yielding to September. It notes fledglings, ripening berries, harvesting crops, and nut growth, with orchards and hay fields scenting rural roads. It frames August as a waiting period before autumn, a time of nature’s promises and transitional charm.
A critical note on the public trust in "they say" health claims and patent medicines. It contrasts quack remedies with scientific medicine and urges seeking solid medical foundations from competent physicians.
An editorial says leaving guns out may be wise and notes local grocers advertising green corn this season. It argues truth in advertising could hardly go farther and criticizes misleading practices.
Questions on health and prevention of disease answered in this weekly column. Send inquiries to HEALTH FORUM State Department of Public Health State House Boston MA.
An overview of sleep essentials detailing how to measure needed sleep by morning tiredness, plus physiological changes during sleep such as lowered breathing rate, pulse, temperature, and blood pressure. It discusses theories on why we sleep, the role of brain centers, and the importance of sleep for bodily repair. It then addresses low grade infections and the risks of hydro cyanic acid gas fumigation, stressing safe handling by trained personnel and official authorization.
A newspaper column discusses capital punishment for kidnapers, praising swift justice and police diligence. It references Walter McGee's death sentence by hanging as expiation for abducting a young woman and argues for deterrence through severe penalties and capable enforcement.
Record highs Sunday and Saturday baked Winthrop and surrounding towns with a 106 degree temperature reported at the Winthrop Police Station in direct sun. The heat kept beaches busy as residents sought relief, with a northeast wind arriving late in the evening.
First Church of Christ Scientist of Winthrop located at 169 Winthrop Street will hold services in July and August on Sundays at 10 45 A M and 7 45 P M Sunday School for pupils up to the age of 12 meets at 10 45 A M Testimonial meeting on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock August 6 theme Spirit golden text Psalms 143 10 Teach me to do thy will for thine ark my God thy Spirit is good Free public reading room in the church edifice open daily from 3 to 5 P M Saturday evenings 7 9 P M Wednesday evenings before and after meetings.
August worship at First Church of Winthrop led by Rev P G Potter in the pastor absent. Oscar Ford D D serves as minister with special music during morning service. Prayer service Friday evenings at clock. Summer visitors welcomed.
Ralph M. Harper rector leads Holy Communion at 10 45 a m with sermon and hymns of joy in the church bulletin announcing the service. The notice lists the rector and the communion schedule and hymn title.
The American Legion Auxiliary to Winthrop Post 146 hosted about 160 people for a lobster supper and play on July 27 at the Legion Dugout on Hermon Street. Guests enjoyed a decorated dining hall, a one act comedy The Show Actress, and an award of a table lamp to Edna Chase McWhorter.
Grateful for the National Industrial Recovery Act, Christopher Collins of Philadelphia names his newly born daughter Nira. The passage reflects on economic strain and consumer behavior as a national mood shifts toward recovery and shared hardship.
The 1932 annual report shows 14 392 patient care days and 137 new patients at the Boston Floating Hospital. The year marks the first full year in the Jackson Memorial Building at 20 Ash Street with a fifty bed year round free hospital for sick children. Patients arrived from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts with six from Winterport.
Six boys from Steughn's Episcopal parish were chosen by Rev. Ralph M Harper to represent the parish at Groton Camp Newfound Lake New Hampshire for two weeks. The departing group included Robert Haigh Louis McCartney Stanley Melilla Fred Shack SRR Tiree Wrickeon and Pa Hen rahan. President Roosevelt formerly served as a camp counsellor there and two years ago one of his sons held a similar post, prompting speculation about possible White House contact this summer.
Matchmaker Alex MacLean fields top matmen for Tuesday night at Rollaway Rink Revere Beach. Bibber McCoy meets Axel Anderson in the feature, Joe Doakis debuts against Charlie Strack, Abe Rothberg faces Leo Hyatt, and Tad meets Buck Weaver with Linnehan opening.
A collection of satirical snippets lampooning fashion, cars, banking, divorces, and public policy. Jokes target shabby clothing, a flashy car, stock-market scares, rayon stockings, and a proposed prison code. The piece toys with current events, culture, and literature in a rapid-fire humor style.
Henry and Doc critique the London Conference in a backroom talk at Wilkit's Main Street Pharmacy. They argue experts waste time with grand theories while basic problems persist after World War I, urging plain speaking and hard labor over conferences and fancy plans.
A reflective column laments sensational news and politics while musing on weather, welfare costs, work hours, and local issues. It comments on a gasoline station permit dispute, summer heat, the Point Shirley scene, and civic life, ending with literary quips and a remark on reading habits.
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